Reporter: Ground Forces/Marine Corps
Defense Daily
Ph: 703-522-5917
Dan Parsons
Articles By Dan
-
ArmyArmy’s Lead Weapons Buyer Lays Out Ambitious Modernization Plan That Won’t Happen Without More Funding
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – In her first major speech before the Association of the U.S. Army, acting chief weapons buyer Steffanie Easter laid out an ambitious list of technologies the service […]
-
ArmyTRADOC Chief Gen. Perkins Preaches Army Concept Of Multi-Domain Battle
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–The Army over the next year will solidify its concept of “multi-domain battle,” the concept where land units have weapons and capabilities that allow it to fight against air […]
-
ArmyArmy Prepares For Future Role Of Robots In All Aspects Of Ground Combat
The Army is at work developing plans for equipping all of its ground forces and aviation units with robots and autonomous systems that will both multiply human soldiers’ capabilities and […]
-
ArmyGenerals: Army Readiness Continues To Clash With Modernization Needs
The Army already plans to convert one of its infantry brigade combat teams to an armored unit and would transition another brigade if funding became available, several three-star generals recently […]
-
Harris Achieves Second Open-Architecture Verification Under FACE Standards
A major development toward the real-world application of open-systems architecture in avionics occurred March 7 when Harris Corp. [HRS] was verified compliant with the Future Airborne Capabilities Environment. The Open […]
Tagged in: -
ArmyArmy To Bankroll Research Into Battlefield ‘Internet Of Things’
In future wars, the Army expects to fight on complex multi-domain battlefields in which almost every piece of equipment is connected to all others through a battlefield network. Vehicles, weapons, […]
-
Air ForceFuture Vertical Lift Set To Dominate Rotorcraft Development Efforts, Resources
All the traditional helicopters that the military will field are either already in service or under development and any future work will feed directly into the multi-service Future Vertical Lift […]
-
ArmyFinal FY17 Defense Bill Boosts Army End Strength, Aircraft Procurement
The final fiscal 2017 defense appropriations bill includes several billion dollars for Army force structure increases and boosts to aircraft and other procurement over the budget request submitted by the […]
-
ArmyArmy Rapid Capabilities Director Calls For Speedier Acquisition As ‘New Norm’
The outgoing chief of the recently established Army Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), Maj. Gen. Walter Piatt, says swift acquisition of weapons and equipment must become the norm in a future […]
-
ArmyArmy Copes With ‘Lost Generations’ Of Combat Vehicle Modernization
The Army has missed out on “generations” of combat vehicle modernization because of unrealistic expectations and fantastic requirements for technologies that either did not yet exist or were too expensive. […]